got the wrong diagnose , help what must I do

[warp]

I got the diagnose autisme , But I have SA and GAD
the pyschiater didn't even talked to me I knew he was bad because he didn't knew nothing about anxiety disorders and was just constant lying to me, he taught I had autisme '' based on nothing''
So I asked a 2 nd opion , but that wasn't a 2nd opion he just didn't wanted to go against my first psychiater.
So afhter 1/2 year of nothing doing there and didn't wanted to be with liars so I quited without being diagnosed.
today I got the a letter from the pyshciater that his conclusion from his research was that I had autism and that my doctor has been informed......

I : WTF :S ?! how can someone make a diagnose based on nothing ?!! I only told him I was socially scared all the time and it was hard for me to do my work or go to school and that I have constant muscle tension because of the anxiety ( gad) etc. and now he just diagnosed me autisme based on conversation that lasted 5 min's !

How can I change diagnose ? I won't doing a 2nd opion there anymore ( isn't even a 2 nd opion).
I want that gone.

he knows he is lying about the autisme.

 

[hoddesdon]

There is great similarity between Asperger's Syndrome (autism) and social phobia. People with Asperger's Syndrome need everything to be in strict order (I think). Do you feel the need to have everything in strict order, or to do things in a particular order? That is not characteristic of social phobia.

 

[Remus]

You can always get a third opinion to be sure. Maybe it is Asperger's?

 

[goldatom]

See, social-phobics are afraid of social-interaction because of some past event and autistics are incapable of it since birth (don't take me wrongly, I just like to state facts, like autistics haha). It can turn out to be the same because being afraid makes social-phobics incapable of social-interaction after time. So the goal of therapy in both cases might be to develop a capability for social-interaction, and first of all, remove the fear (if any, because all autistics might not be afraid).

I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist. I'm a fellow patient of anxiety. And I really think you should listen to your psychiatrist. Doctors know what they know from intensive study and practice. How can we know all that by simply reading articles and posts on the internet ?

 

[NathanielWingateSpaghetti]

If he's a quack, you can turn him in. If he's a quack, he doesn't need to be goin' around misdiagnosing people anymore. Get referrals for a really good psych, so you don't make the mistake anymore. In school, psyches know all about anxiety disorders cause they HAVE to. How do you know he knows he's lying about it?

 

[Feathers]

Hey Warp! How come the distinction between autism and sa/gad is so important to you - does it affect your employment and treatment possibilities?

Both people with asperger's/autism and sa may benefit from learning social skills and such.
I think people with autism/asperger's can have sa or gad too, and can benefit from CBT or other counselling/therapy too!

You can google up your first psychiatrist and look him up on any mental health or autism forums, maybe other people have had bad experience with this person and they can maybe have some suggestions what to do... Also, check if there is an organisation that helps people with mental health problems in your country. Sometimes you can get advice there about psychiatrists etc too. Or even people that can go with you and help you make sure to get proper treatment etc.

 

[Felgen]

I got the diagnose autisme , But I have SA and GAD
the pyschiater didn't even talked to me I knew he was bad because he didn't knew nothing about anxiety disorders and was just constant lying to me, he taught I had autisme '' based on nothing''
So I asked a 2 nd opion , but that wasn't a 2nd opion he just didn't wanted to go against my first psychiater.
So afhter 1/2 year of nothing doing there and didn't wanted to be with liars so I quited without being diagnosed.
today I got the a letter from the pyshciater that his conclusion from his research was that I had autism and that my doctor has been informed......

I : WTF :S ?! how can someone make a diagnose based on nothing ?!! I only told him I was socially scared all the time and it was hard for me to do my work or go to school and that I have constant muscle tension because of the anxiety ( gad) etc. and now he just diagnosed me autisme based on conversation that lasted 5 min's !

How can I change diagnose ? I won't doing a 2nd opion there anymore ( isn't even a 2 nd opion).
I want that gone.

he knows he is lying about the autisme.

Try changing psychiatrist. There's a difference between Asperger's and regular autism, by the way. You can't (not under any circumstances) get a diagnosis of the latter if you spoke before the age of 3 and showed normal progression in linguistic skills.

 

[awkwardamanda]

It's morons like this that give all the psychologists and psychiatrists a bad name and make people not want to bother with them. I don't see how they can possibly give a proper diagnosis without a lengthy conversation and maybe even multiple sessions. It's not like diagnosing an infection or a skin condition or something. Mental health problems often stem from such complex issues and then develop in combination with other conditions. How can it ever be easy? Threy really ought to try harder to get it right and admit when they don't know.

 

[Falkor]

autism is a lot like sa, because people with autism don't look people in the eyes, because that's what they struggle with, but people with sa don't look people in the eye, because they are afraid of social contact, i got diagnosed with autism too. but also sa and borderline, so many ''names''...
they even diagnosed me with adhd in the past, noo way haha i'm quiet
and seperation fear, when i was a child, i got so many diagnosis

i know it's hard to recognise yourself in some symptoms, but maybe you could go to a professional and get research on sa ?, so u can get this diagnose.
but u know, i felt shocked when i found out i have borderline, i had to get used to it as well, but u can always talk with your psych about your thoughts, like u do not agree with the diagnose? or better to say, u don't really feel like u have autism, u know autism is a large spectrum, it's not only based on stereotypical autism characterisms, so many things, a lot like sa for example..

but no matter what diagnose, u will always be the same person =) and that's what counts.

 

[warp]

I definitly know I don't have autisme, as I told you guys before he didn't even examed me , the only thing I say was that I have overwelhing anxiety , He is just lying because he told me that he taught I had autisme because I was selfish .... lol but he didn't knew for sure .... so he didn't even know it for sure and in that time there has nothing changed and suddenly I get this diagnose letter autisme.

And what my big problem is, is that I don't want to doubt my self , I have always been good socially lot of friends till the damn sa.
and then some pyshciater gonna doubt my self with lying about the diagnose , only because he must let see something to his bosses because he has doing nothing in that 1/2 year time.
He should be fired , if a doctor tell you you have cancer and you don't have it would you be fine with that ? I don't want to be labelled with some socially retarted autisme syndrome which im definitly not. maybe I just worry to much because of my gad about it.

 

[popolala]

I dont really like all this diagnose thing, it feels like an illness.. and a disease.. when you have to believe you can grow out of it.. all the best!